You knew it was bound to happen. Several cruise lines recently announced that they will be adding a fuel surcharge to the cost of their cruises. The last time this occurred was in 2005 - 2006. This time around, Regent Seven Seas Cruises was the first North American line to implement a $7.50 charge per person, per day for 2008 cruises. Carnival Corporation has also implemented a $5.00 per person, per day charge on it's Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Holland America, Princess and Seabourn lines. This charge applies to all new and existing bookings departing on or after February 1, 2008. Carnival's charge applies to only the first and second passengers in a cabin and will not exceed $70 per cruise.
Surprisingly, Carnival decided not to extend this charge to it's European branded lines. Only us North Americans will be lucky enough to pay more.
Royal Caribbean has stated that they will be discussing the possibility of a fuel surcharge, but over the last eight years they are the only major cruise line to have not added a fuel surcharge in response to rising fuel costs.
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